On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 29 .663 --
Brewers 48 39 .552 9.5
Orioles 47 39 .547 10.0
Tigers 44 38 .537 11.0
Red Sox 45 41 .523 12.0
Indians 41 43 .488 15.0
Blue Jays 36 48 .429 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 53 35 .602 --
Rangers 42 45 .483 10.5
Athletics 41 48 .461 12.5
White Sox 40 47 .460 12.5
Twins 40 47 .460 12.5
Mariners 37 50 .425 15.5
Angels 32 54 .372 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 47 38 .553 --
Pirates 48 39 .552 --
Phillies 46 38 .548 0.5
Mets 43 43 .500 4.5
Cardinals 39 49 .443 9.5
Cubs 36 49 .424 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 50 38 .568 --
Astros 49 38 .563 0.5
Reds 44 44 .500 6.0
Giants 43 46 .483 7.5
Braves 39 47 .453 10.0
Padres 37 52 .416 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hendrick 4
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
3 George Hendrick 3
3 Elliott Maddox 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Bake McBride 2
2 Gene Richards 2
2 Billy Sample 2
2 Bump Wills 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Travers 1.40
2 John Pacella 1.17
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Don Sutton 1.00
5 Len Barker 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Len Barker 7
2 John Pacella 7
2 Bill Travers 7
5 Jack Morris 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .347
2 Buddy Bell .346
3 Manny Trillo .331
4 Garry Templeton .328
5 Reggie Smith .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 24
2 Ben Oglivie 23
3 Mike Schmidt 22
4 George Hendrick 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 72
2 Steve Garvey 71
3 Tony Perez 68
4 Reggie Jackson 66
4 2 others tied 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 51
3 Dave Collins 45
4 Rickey Henderson 42
5 Willie Wilson 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 1.82
2 J. R. Richard 1.90
3 Don Sutton 2.13
4 Steve Carlton 2.14
5 Larry Gura 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Tommy John 14
2 Steve Stone 14
4 Jim Bibby 11
4 4 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
2 J. R. Richard 119
3 Ron Guidry 106
4 Nolan Ryan 103
5 2 tied 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 20
2 Ed Farmer 18
2 Dan Quisenberry 18
4 Neil Allen 15
4 Tom Burgmeier 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .515
2 Rick Cerone .471
3 Pete Mackanin .455
4 Cecil Cooper .421
5 Mike Easler .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Mazzilli 7
2 Bob Horner 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Lee Mazzilli 15
3 Richie Zisk 14
4 Gary Carter 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 12
2 Gene Richards 11
3 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Ron LeFlore 8
4 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.63
2 Doug Corbett 0.73
2 Dan Quisenberry 0.73
4 Don Sutton 0.75
5 Frank Tanana 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Steve Stone 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 25
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Brian Kingman 20
5 Bert Blyleven 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Mark Clear 3
2 Doug Corbett 3
2 Frank LaCorte 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .402
2 Richie Hebner .391
3 Lee Mazzilli .387
4 Warren Cromartie .387
5 Mickey Rivers .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
1 Lee Mazzilli 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Reggie Jackson 9
5 Tony Armas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 29
1 Richie Zisk 29
3 Steve Garvey 26
4 Richie Hebner 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 21
2 Ron LeFlore 19
3 Miguel Dilone 17
3 Gene Richards 17
5 Omar Moreno 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.96
2 Jerry Reuss 0.99
3 Don Sutton 1.11
4 Bill Caudill 1.38
5 Frank Tanana 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 7
2 Tommy John 5
2 Jack Morris 5
2 Bill Travers 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Steve Stone 43
3 Moose Haas 35
3 Jerry Koosman 35
3 Mario Soto 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Neil Allen 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .354
2 Keith Hernandez .342
3 Paul Molitor .335
4 Cecil Cooper .331
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 40
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ben Oglivie 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 126
2 Cecil Cooper 113
3 Reggie Jackson 109
3 Ray Knight 109
5 4 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 89
2 Willie Wilson 87
3 Ron LeFlore 83
4 Rickey Henderson 69
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.82
2 Jerry Reuss 1.95
3 Don Sutton 2.43
4 David Palmer 2.56
5 John Fulgham 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Tommy John 22
4 J. R. Richard 21
5 Jack Morris 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 275
2 Steve Carlton 268
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 198
5 Bert Blyleven 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Ed Farmer 31
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rich Gossage 29
4 Aurelio Lopez 29